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 Welcome to the E-Communique, the official e-news magazine of the Atlantic District.
Please email Kristen Schulz with comments, suggestions and articles for the next issue.
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Letter from the President
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Progress
As we rise on 1/1/10 to face the new decade, it's
a great time to consider whether we're getting anywhere and/or going
anywhere. As I looked out at the congregation on New Year's Eve and
we dialogued about resolutions and outlooks, it became clear that to a
17 year old, the next decade is all about hope and next steps -
graduation, first big job, living on your own, maybe marriage, maybe
starting a family. Major stuff, entering the world and making a
difference stuff. Whereas for a guy like me, I'm thinking I'd like to
stay alive and alert and be relatively healthy. Hanging in there
stuff. Are we getting anywhere? Are we going anywhere? What do we
share in common in that Lutheran Christian endeavor for the next year
and decade of years?
Certainly for starters we share a common destiny -
by grace our lives have already been hidden with Christ in God
(Colossians 3:2), which is a great definition of "saved." We are
safe, secure, inside the very being of God eternally because of Christ,
our Lord. We are perfectly righteous, holy, redeemed and restored, in
Christ. Nothing needs to be added.
Click here to read full article.
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BE TRANSFORMED! Announcing the 2010 Festival of Workshops
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The Atlantic District Festival of Workshops will be held on Saturday, March 6, at Concordia College, Bronxville. The District joyfully offers this yearly day of resources in the hope that lay leaders and church workers will "BE TRANSFORMED" and re-ignited in their mission and ministry.
The District's Task Forces initiated the Festival of Workshops in 2002 to provide ongoing training, resources and opportunities for networking to church members. Workshops are led by noted teachers, lecturers and recognized experts, as well as District congregational leaders who share their expertise in a broad range of ministries.
The keynote speaker this year will be Mary E. Hilgendorf, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Concordia University, Wisconsin.
Here is a sampling of workshop offerings and presenters:
- Fostering a Culture of Generosity: How to encourage excelling in the grace of giving, by Pastor Vic Nelson
- Your Church's Property, Workers and other Assets--and how to protect them, by Michael Jakob and Michael Colacicco
- Say Yes to No: A parenting workshop by Carol Mittelstaedt
- Websites for Churches: Why are we doing it that way?, a panel discussion by Pastors Robert Hartwell and Jonathan Priest, and Naresh Seoprasad
- A Tour of the Virtual Homebase of the Atlantic District (ad-lcms.org), tour guide, Jennn Partlow.
Other workshops will include the Transforming Churches Network (TCN) initiative; an overview of Vacation Bible School (VBS) ministries; House Church Planting; and Missional Worship/Worship Studies.
A complete list of workshops and registration information will be available on the home page of the District's website, www.ad-lcms.org, by mid-January. Several workshops will be offered twice during the day to give people the opportunity to attend a variety of programs that interest them.
Registration is $25 per person if received by February 19th; the fee is $30 per person thereafter. Morning hospitality and lunch are included. For more about the Festival of Workshops, please contact Carol Mittelstaedt at carolmittel@aol.com or 914-337-5700, x 6.
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ATLANTIC
DISTRICT LUTHERAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY LEAGUE
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Mission Grants Update
Mission Grant #11 - Beautiful Feet -$5,000
Mission Grant
#12 - North Country Mission Project - $3,000
PRAISE THE
LORD! These grants have been fully funded. Thank you to all who contribute to Atlantic
District mites.
Mission Grant #13 - He Lives - $1,000
We desire to reach out to the staff
and residents of Four Seasons Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center
by spreading the Gospel through an Easter presentation, and to give a Bible to
each staff member and resident of the facility. Funds would be used to
purchase Bibles as well as costumes and props for the presentation. (Sponsored
by Sheryl Schulze, LWML member, Brooklyn,
NY.) We need $861.17 in mite
donations to pay Mission Grant #13.
Mission Grant #14 - Cross-Cultural Youth
Expansion - $4,000
In the past year, St. Peter's in
Brooklyn has established Ablaze Covenant outreach into the Latino, Bengali and
Caribbean mission zones of Brooklyn and Queens,
with more youth and children drawn to the ministries. Cross-cultural youth
expansion will integrate the mission zones into the neighborhood/church youth
outreach for the greatest connection of the Gospel to young peoples' lives
through increased fellowship, training, experiences and worship. (Sponsored by
Women of God on the Move, St. Peter's Lutheran
Church, Brooklyn, NY.)
Three (3) months of this biennium remain for
us to fund ALL the mission grants that were selected by the delegates in 2008. In
order to meet our goal, we need to receive $9,916.80 in donations. We thank the
Lord for the support you have given us in the past. Please continue to send
your mite money to Virginia Wirsing,
Financial Secretary, 4 Garden Lane,
Yaphank, NY 11980.
SAVE
THE DATE...SAVE THE DATE...SAVE THE DATE...SAVE THE DATE
The
Atlantic District LWML Convention will be held April 24-25, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center,
Suffern, NY. President Janice Wendorf, LWML President,
will be one of our guest speakers. The
theme is "Bridges of Hope" (Rev. 7:9, 17).
Plan on attending to be refreshed in His Word through Bible studies
presented by our Pastoral Counselors.
Consider being a delegate from your society and help select the mission
grants for the 2010-2012 biennium and elect officers. Let us come together to "Praise the Lord with
Gladness." More information will be
posted on the Web site in the near future.
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An Invitation to Join the District's "Stop, Drop & Pray" Team
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"We do not make requests from you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act!" Daniel 9:18-19
Do you believe in God's power through prayer to dramatically increase the effectiveness of our mission and kingdom work? Are you a member of the Atlantic District Mission Society's "Stop, drop and pray" network? If not, I invite you to join our prayer team today in seeking out God's blessing and provision for all our outreach efforts. We seek to faithfully partner with the Lord in the essential work of extending the kingdom of God on earth. To enroll, simply contact me at carol.mittelstaedt@ad-lcms.org or call me at
914-337-5700, ext. 6.
When you join "Stop, drop and pray," you'll receive a free weekly E-Letter reminding you to stop what you are doing and take time out to pray for specific mission projects and events throughout the District. As you read through the weekly prayers you will add your voice to others asking God's help for our missionaries and church members so that they may Engage the World with the Gospel of Hope and bring the knowledge and love of Christ Jesus to the unchurched in their communities.
We would love to pray for your special project, too! If your congregation is engaged in an outreach initiative or has a special event planned, please let me know so that I can add it to our prayers.
Blessings!
Carol Mittelstaedt
Mission Society Development Officer
Atlantic District - LCMS
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Photos from the Pastors' Wives Retreat
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District Congregation News & Events
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Take a look here at some of the exciting things happening with congregations in the Atlantic District, including:
- Advent Celebrations! See what four Atlantic District congregations did to celebrate the Advent season.
Click here to view upcoming events sponsored by Atlantic District congregations, including:
- Village, Bronxville - January Events
- Resurrection, Garden City - Auction to benefit THE LIFE on Feb. 5
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SonRise Lutheran Ministries - New Year, Exciting Possibilities
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2010 brings a number of changes and exciting growth to Camp SonRise!
Hannah Froehlich and Kelly Waldvogel join the staff and are busily preparing
programs, retreats, and quality rental packages. Hannah is excited to begin her
work as Program Director and already has a number of offerings in the works for
individuals, families, and youth groups including winter family camp, a Mardi
Gras-themed Jr./Sr. High Retreat, and new summer camp programs. Kelly's work as
Communications and Hospitality Director is off and running with updates to the
website, e-mail updates, and great ski/lodging packages for individuals and
families.
2010 also marks the 50th year of ministry for
Camp of the Pines/SonRise Lutheran Ministries and there will be no shortage of
celebrations! Watch for more information on upcoming programs and activities or
call the office (518)494-2620 for more information.
Please visit our website at: www.sonriseministries.com
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LSA New Leadership Team
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The LSA Board is happy to announce the new Leadership Team.
- Linda Mitchell, Executive Director
- Debbie Cook, Director of Communications and Development
- Corinne Di Stephan, Director of Funded Programs
Cluster Coordinators:
Cluster 1 (Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau Principals): Beth Crowe, Principal Martin Luther High School, Maspeth
Cluster 2 (Southwest Brooklyn/Staten Island Principals): Christine Hauge, Principal Leif Ericson School, Brooklyn
Cluster 3 (Queens Early Childhood Directors): Erinn Stampe, Director Redeemer Nursery School, Queens Village and Our Saviour Lutheran Preschool, Jamaica
Cluster 4 (Bronx, Westchester, Rockland Early Childhood Directors): Carol Guthrie, Director Creative Playtime, Scarsdale
Cluster 5 (Nassau Early Childhood Directors): Kathy Leich, Director St. John's Early Childhood Center, Merrick
Cluster 6 (Nassau, Suffolk Principals & Directors): MaryBeth Roehrig, Principal Our Redeemer Lutheran School, Aquebogue
Cluster 7 (Northeast NJ Principals and Directors): Caren Vogt, Director Our Savior Nursery School, Stanhope |
Parish Health Ministry Conference
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Date: Saturday, March 20 Time: 9:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Conference Center at The Wartburg, Mt. Vernon Click here for more information
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MLHS Presents Garrison Keillor
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LSSNY President's Award Dinner
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Thursday, March 4 @ 6pm Click here for invitation and info. |
Standard Mileage Rate Effective 1/1/2010
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~ Click here to view the updated standard mileage rates for 2010 ~ |
Conversations of Hope Symposium at Concordia Seminary
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We invite you to attend the Second Multi-Ethnic Symposium February 1-2, 2010, at ConcordiaSeminary, St. Louis, MO. Our theme is "Conversations of Hope." Our conversations will be planned around our confessional unity, affirming the strengths and potential the brothers and sisters bring from multiple perspectives.
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Reaching Out Together Conference at St. Louis Seminary
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This is an e-mail from the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
If you would like to submit an article for publication in the E-Communique, please send it via email to Kristen Schulz @
Thank you and God's Blessings!
Atlantic District LCMS
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
www.ad-lcms.org
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